22 Articles

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Blaming America - Planting Discord in Los Angeles
(8 comments) A speaker came to Los Angeles, purportedly to give a talk of a technical nature. Instead, he focused on blame and insinuations. He targeted specific groups (based on ethnicity for instance) and told them they are victims of discrimination. In one word: Nonsense. When you come to Los Angeles, celebrate our diversity, highlight our achievements, learn from what we have done. Do not come to plant discord and hatred.

Tuesday, November 10, 2009
Tough Choices
Minorities' rights in Israel, the one place where one enjoys equal opportunity under the law in all but one area: Some minorities are not obliged yet to serve in the military and national service is not yet mandatory. Some would claim this is a form of racism, discrimination, maybe even Apartheid. It is easy to twist the spoken word, but facts on the ground are solid evidence to the contrary. Compare also to the USA...

Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Repentance
(2 comments) Whatever Israel does, she is found guilty of wrongdoing. The recent Goldstone Report is not breaking news but much of the same anti-Semitism designed to destroy the Jewish State. Taken in context of eight years of Israeli inaction, one must ask why has Israel deserted her own people for so long. Israelis are called to answer some very tough questions raised in this article, and with them Jews the world over.

Sunday, September 20, 2009
A Hospital Visit (Corrected Version)
(1 comments) PPO vs. HMO - let us look at the differences through a personal experiences, the lenses of one: For healthcare to be effective, we need good doctors and nurses, not bureaucrats. Those performing their duties and extending proper health care should be afforded basic protection against frivolous lawsuits. Those who are inept or incapable should leave the profession or be discharged.

Wednesday, September 2, 2009
Stop Blaming the Messenger
(2 comments) A storm has been created when an Israeli professor at Ben Gurion University wrote an Opinion piece published in the LA Times calling to "Boycott Israel." I am angered less by the vile and misguided contents of his piece than by the fact Israelis are partaking in the general fight against the Jewish Homeland. Israel wants nothing more than Peace with its neighbors. Alas, these are the neighbors intent to destroy Israel.

Tuesday, August 18, 2009
A Changing Reality
(1 comments) As a result of the Obama Administration's distancing steps from Israel, American Jewry's positions and behavior are changing over time, from predominantly liberal-Democrat toward the middle and even the right. Prominent members of Congress find themselves having to answer to the people, providing excuses for the President while trying to maintain their constituents base. All is too little, too late, claims Bussel.

Monday, August 17, 2009
Land Mine of Lies
(1 comments) Most recently, the idea of a Jewish Homeland is strongly opposed as a racist idea. Israel can no longer be a Jewish State, while Saudi Arabia and Iran can "legitimately" be Islamic countries (and extremists at that). One must stop to think about the statement, its implications and the way to fight it. Jews and Christians, the People of THE BOOK, know the answer. Others seem confused at the propaganda thrown their way.

Tuesday, August 4, 2009
The Second Disengagement
(1 comments) Today is the four year anniversary of Israel's unilateral disengagement from Gaza. Israel was hoping that by taking this step and leaving Gaza, the Gazan will find the way to focus on themselves, utilizing the billions in aid and the nonstop stream of convoys of humanitarian aid to other purposes than armament and terrorism. Gazans who used to be employed full time in a thriving place turned it into a terrorist super-camp.

Sunday, August 2, 2009
A Whisper of Love
As a new boy enters this world, Bussel examines his prospects and weighs them against the not-so-distant past and the Holocaust of seven decades ago. Is the newborn made from the material from which heroes are made? Will have have the strength of character, the ability to lead others, setting an example, saying "FOLLOW ME!" asks Bussel. Reading "A Whisper of Love" will give you goosebumps, as described one reader.

Monday, July 6, 2009
35 Years After
(3 comments) On May 15, 1974, a terrorist unit penetrated Israel from Lebanon. They took 105 school children, aged 15-17, hostage. At the end of the day 22 children were murdered. 35 Years After take us back to that day and reviews a new documentary "Their Eyes Were Dry" recounting the events of that day.

Sunday, March 29, 2009
Banks
Following a 19 week assignment as a foreign correspondent in Israel, Ari Bussel is now reporting from home about life at the Great Depression of the 21st Century. In a series of articles, Bussel brings the sights and experiences of life in the America as the global recession starts to be felt. This collection captures the essence of life in Los Angeles as the first decade of the Century comes to an end.

Tuesday, March 17, 2009
Protectionism
(3 comments) We all have a stake in "this enterprise called the USA." We are hurting, but we are willing to participate in the recovery efforts. Participate is not allowing banks and financial institutions to extend enormous bonuses for their employees on our account. Nor is it to support curtailment of creativity. In this article Bussel discusses protectionism as a guiding stick reminding us to safeguard our jobs at home first.

Saturday, March 14, 2009
Merit-Based Pay
(1 comments) Following a 19 week assignment as a foreign correspondent in Israel, Ari Bussel is now reporting from home about life in the Great Depression of the 21st Century. In a series of articles, Bussel brings the sights and experiences of life in the America as the global recession starts to be felt. The foundation of society is the education it provides. Bussel explores President Obama's "new," striking idea of merit-based pay.

Thursday, March 12, 2009
Air Transportation
Following a 19 week assignment as a foreign correspondent in Israel, Ari Bussel is now reporting from home about life in the Great Depression of the 21st Century. In a series of articles, Bussel brings the sights and experiences of life in the America as the global recession starts to be felt. Air transportation is an example of an industry that can improve but find it easier to fail and ask the Government for bailout.

Tuesday, March 10, 2009
The New Great Depression - Mixed Signals
Following a 19 week assignment as a foreign correspondent in Israel, Ari Bussel is now reporting from home about life in the Great Depression of the 21st Century. In a series of articles, Bussel brings the sights and experiences of life in the America as the global recession starts to be felt. This collection captures the essence of life in Los Angeles as the first decade of the Century comes to an end.

Monday, February 16, 2009
Election Day in Israel
In the elections for the 18th Knesset in Israel, taking place today, Tuesday, February 10th, 2009, there are choices, and the boundary lines are clearly drawn. Voter turnout is impressive and a country's future is at stake. Everyone understands this, both Israelis and the world that is looking closely at what is taking place in Israel today. In this article I present general background as well as facts and figures.

Tuesday, February 10, 2009
DANIEL PEARL - THE BEHEADED SYMBOL OF A WORLD GONE CRAZY
(1 comments) Seven years ago, Daniel Pearl, a Wall Street Journal reporter, was murdered. Ari Bussel writes a Postcard from Israel describing Adam, who works for Al Jazeera in Israel, urging him to call Prof. Judea Pearl, Daniel's father. Adam needs to understand the sorrow, listen to the determination, try to fathom the loss by a parent and then switch jobs.

Saturday, February 7, 2009
Conferences In Israel
(1 comments) "And they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks; nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more." Micha 4:3, the Hebrew Bible. In this article, Conferences in Israel, I highlight this week's conference on national security and resilience taking place in Israel and highlight President Shimon Peres of Israel opening remarks.

Tuesday, February 3, 2009
A (Very Sad) Comedy of Errors
(13 comments) Two weeks into the unilateral ceasefire, Israel is busy with the upcoming election on February 10th, 2009. Hamas and Hizbollah in the meantime are engaging in a transposed world, blaming Israel in everything it has to endure (from the Nazi Holocaust to POWs to rockets that continue exploding in residential areas in Israel). Israel fights for its continued existence, while the world is at the verge of WWIII.

Monday, January 26, 2009
Report from the Frontline
(5 comments) A foreign journalist's journey toward Gaza for a press briefing is told from a personal perspective. A last will and testimony is written on the train, as it stops due to a siren of an incoming rocket. In the briefing, an Air Force General reiterates the Operation can come to an end "the minute Hamas recognizes Israel and stops firing." The article ends with a forward look at Gaza and the lesson of Sodom & Gomorrah.

Saturday, January 17, 2009
The Hamas Death Factory
(4 comments) The focus of this article is on Hamas. Operation Cast Lead would not have been needed, and indeed can be stopped immediately, if Hamas, a terror organization that calls in its Charter to the destruction of the Jewish State, were to stop its efforts to attain this goal. Hamas has turned Gaza into a Factory of Death. I highlight below some of the Factory's main characteristics.

Sunday, January 11, 2009
Sad Days in Israel - How have the Mighty Fallen
(1 comments) Israel's Operation Cast Lead extends beyond the physical boundaries in the Middle East. It has shown the true face of the modern Anti-Semitism that has emerged stronger than ever. Israel's fight for its continued existence has unearthed the true nature of the global war. Bussel focuses in this article on the struggle to make sense of this new war.